Roll-call!! Due June/July/August 2013

[cvd]

Looks like we are on a blue streak, ladies! We are having baby boy #4! He is thankfully very healthy, and I could already tell how cute he is. He spent most of the scan all curled up in a ball, but he is without a doubt a boy! I am doing well, I really did think it was a boy.

Ah congrats jennaesue!!! So glad you're doing well and baby is healthy! Do something nice for yourself today xo

[Pearl327]

Congratulations jennasue on your little man. It is such a relief to know that our little ones are healthy.

[Mum23boys]

Congrats pearl on your great sway. Jenna sorry you didnt hear pink hunny but we all know boys are fab and he will fit in so well with his brothers - I wish i could know your secret about being so relaxed about it - i think id be crying a little even though i know this one is a boy in my heart im so hoping to give Hubby his daughter

[heidih1977]

big congrats jenna....i really admire your finesse and dignity. I feel I will be joining the blue club too on friday and am pretty sure I will be devastated and overcome with gd. I so wish I could feel and see things like you. I guess with time I just hope I can see the wood for the trees and just be grateful and happy I have a healthy child even if it might not be my desired gender. Delighted to hear he is healthy and congrats again.

[cvd]

Congratulations jennasue on your little man. It is such a relief to know that our little ones are healthy.

I agree!! Such a good feeling. I am counting down till our fun 3D ultrasound on the 7th so I can see babe again

[hopingforsaskia]

Looks like we are on a blue streak, ladies! We are having baby boy #4! He is thankfully very healthy, and I could already tell how cute he is. He spent most of the scan all curled up in a ball, but he is without a doubt a boy! I am doing well, I really did think it was a boy.

You're such a classy lady.. Well done on growing a healthy happy little man. Congrats. xx

[Mommyof3boys]

Pearl-congratulations on hearing boy!
jennasue-I am so glad you are doing well I am still a mess and would not wish this on anyone.

I think I am going to try to convince DH to try HT for girl in a couple of years. I think that if I can feel like there is still a chance that we will have a DD later then maybe I can move past this and start to be excited. I'm sure that once he is here I will be in love with him but right now I am really struggling with my emotions. I really did not want to have 5 kids and maybe down the road I will be ok with only 4 boys but right now it is just to hard to think that I will never have a DD.

[jennaesue]

Pearl-congratulations on hearing boy!
jennasue-I am so glad you are doing well I am still a mess and would not wish this on anyone.

I think I am going to try to convince DH to try HT for girl in a couple of years. I think that if I can feel like there is still a chance that we will have a DD later then maybe I can move past this and start to be excited. I'm sure that once he is here I will be in love with him but right now I am really struggling with my emotions. I really did not want to have 5 kids and maybe down the road I will be ok with only 4 boys but right now it is just to hard to think that I will never have a DD.

We had agreed this would be our last, but today, I started thinking...well, maybe we could try one more time.... I did not mention this to dh, though!

[jennaesue]

Thanks for all the congrats, ladies! I can honestly say I'm really not sad. I'm feeling a little bit wistful about what might have been, and if I start thinking too much about how I would feel if we found out it was a girl, it starts to make me sad. I am feeling mostly fortunate that baby is healthy. I have a very close friend who had a baby with anencephaly last summer, and her experience really changed my perspective. I was so glad to see a nice, round head on the ultrasound screen! Also, I guess this probably sounds crazy, but I have a lot of practice with gender disappointment, and I realize now that I will love this new little guy no matter what. I went out today with my mom and bought him some cute little summer outfits and jammies. It was difficult to be around the girl clothes, but I did my best to avoid them. And we have also pretty much settled on a name (Charlie), so that helps for me to bond with him. The hardest part of today (besides the big moment when we found out) was telling my ds2. He's almost 6, and was really hoping for a girl. When I told him it was a boy, he started crying and said "no, I want a girl! We only have one girl!" (meaning me, lol) I almost starting crying then. But I told him we don't get to pick. If we did get to pick, I would have picked a girl. I told him boys are very special. He came around, and said "we need some baby clothes for him!" so I showed him the clothes we bought today and he got all excited and said "I want him to come now!" He is so darn cute. See, boys ARE special!

[Justjessica]

Congrats pearl and Jenna on your healthy baby boys!!! You're right Jenna, it does put everything into perspective when you have friends that have such sad experiences.

Mommyof3boys I think I'd feel exactly like you. I never thought about having 5 but if this one is blue I'd be tempted to go high tech in the future if I was ever well enough to have more. Not likely though as I was told not to have this one as it was too much of a strain on my body!